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The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement with outfielder Kyle Tucker, CBS Sports’ No. 1 ranked free agent, that will pay him $240 million over four seasons. The contract has opt outs after the second and third years, a $64 million signing bonus and $30 million in deferrals, which lowers the present-day value of the contract to $57.1 million per year, according to ESPN. The Dodgers have not yet officially announced the signing.In other words, Tucker has signed the richest contract on an average annual value basis in Major League Baseball history:Kyle Tucker, Dodgers, $57.1 million AAV (2026-29)Juan Soto,…

After a tumultuous 2025 that saw it lose around 4,000 employees, NASA finally has an operating budget for 2026, and one that largely preserves its scientific capabilities. On Thursday, the Senate passed an appropriations bill funding NASA, alongside the National Science Foundation and a handful of other federal agencies.Going into the appropriations process, the president called for a 24 percent year over year reduction to NASA’s total operating budget. As part of that plan, the White House wanted to reduce the Science Mission Directorate’s funding by nearly half, a move that would have forced NASA to cancel 55 ongoing and…

Signage outside the Mitsubishi Corp. head office in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Mitsubishi agreed to buy Aethon Energy Management LLC’s US gas and pipeline assets for $5.2 billion, the biggest purchase by a Japanese company in the American shale sector. Photographer: Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMitsubishi Corporation said on Friday that it will acquire shale gas assets in the U.S. in a $7.53 billion deal, including debt, as the Japanese trading house looks to build on its presence in the U.S. energy market.Mitsubishi will acquire the assets from Aethon Energy Management in Texas and Louisiana in…

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.In recent years, major soda brands have expanded their offerings with the launches of new flavors — and alongside them, zero-sugar versions. Take Dr. Pepper Strawberries & Cream, for example, or the limited-edition 7UP Shirley Temple. The idea is to provide consumers with that classic bubbly mouthfeel and fun new flavor, but with less sugar. And then there are diet sodas, of course, which have been around for longer and thus have garnered a beloved following…

As of Thursday, 92 million Iranians have been completely blocked from accessing the internet for more than a week, in what is now one of the longest nationwide internet shutdowns ever, according to experts. Last Thursday, Iran’s leadership blocked internet and phone access across the whole country in response to massive anti-government protests, which began at the end of last year and have prompted a brutal and deadly crackdown from authorities.  As of this writing, Iranians have not been able to access the internet for more than 170 hours. The previous longest shutdowns in the country lasted around 163 hours…

Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is simply believing you’re worthy of the trip. “Life hasn’t been the easiest on me lately. I won’t get into all the details now, but the tough times I’ve been living through have left me with many cracks. And although I’ve still managed to be a reasonably successful person, on most days I struggle desperately with my self-confidence. I just don’t feel good enough. I feel flawed. I feel like my cracks make me undesirable…” Those are the opening lines of an email I received recently from a new reader of our blog.…

Mark SchlabachJan 15, 2026, 02:15 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaEven if LIV Golf spends hundreds of millions of dollars to re-sign two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau, PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy said he doesn’t believe the Saudi Arabian-financed breakaway league will be any better off.”It’s not as if they made any huge signings this year, is it?” McIlroy told The Telegraph of London on Thursday. “They haven’t signed anyone who moves the needle, and I don’t think they will. I mean, they could re-sign Bryson for…

Meta will also no longer sell its headsets and software as a service for businesses, another help page reads: “We are stopping sales of Meta Horizon managed services and commercial SKUs of Meta Quest, effective February 20, 2026.”Meta just laid off roughly 10 percent of its entire Reality Labs division, over 1,000 jobs. In the aftermath, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Zuckerberg has changed his mind about what the word “metaverse” actually means. Mobile yes, smart glasses yes, but maybe not VR.What’s next, Horizon Worlds? Maybe Meta will draw the line there, because it’s one of the few VR experiences…

While some feel that God placed them on this mortal coil to become doctors and lessen the suffering of others, I, on the other hand, feel that God made me specifically to recap hospital shows.While I’d love to be filling you in on the goings-on from Season 257 of Grey’s Anatomy (yes, it’s still on! Yes, I still watch!), HBO Max’s The Pitt is definitely the medical drama to keep up with right now if you want anything to talk about with your coworkers on Slack on Friday morning. Below, find quite literally every thought I had about Season 2,…

It’s official. Kathleen Kennedy is leaving Lucasfilm. And, in a new interview talking about the decision, the producer offered updates on several Star Wars movies that may, or may not, be coming in the future. “Jim Mangold and Beau Willimon wrote an incredible script, but it is definitely breaking the mold, and it’s on hold,” Kennedy told Deadline. “Taika [Waititi] has turned in a script that I think is hilarious and great. It’s not just my decision, especially when I’ve got a foot out the door. Donald Glover has turned in a script. And as you have read, Steve Soderbergh…